Transparent coin wrapper



Patented Mar. 1940' i r v UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE:

2,194,904 I I TRANSPARENT com WRAPPER Ernest W. Jackson, Austin, Tex. Application August 2, 1938, Serial No. 222,718 2 Claims. (craze-37.2)

This invention relates to improvements in coin the foregoing specification, reference being had wrappers, such as commonly used in banks and to the accompanying drawing in which the like for wrapping stacks of coins. A par- Figure 1 is-a planview' of the improved coin ticular purpose of the invention is to improve wrapper. the Transparent coin wrapper of M. H. Mc-

Figure 2 isa sideelevation. 1 5 Whirter, et al., Patent No. 1,878,592, dated Sep- Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrati' g the tember 20, 1932,. first step of wrapping a coin stack, particularly The coin wrapper of that patent comprises a, illustrating how the stiffening strip enables easily sheet of transparent material, for example celluthumbihghp h i edgei lose film, which is adapted to be rolled upon the F ure 4 is a p spe tiv v w l u t t n h w 10' coin stack, tucked in at the ends by folding, and the ends of the stiffening strip a e as guide then sealed by an attached gummed strip. This tabs to designate where the initial-folding should coin wrapper is known to be very effective and be done.

generally desirable from several standpoints, re 5 s'a pe ec v ew t ea yfor example, the cellulose film does not tear as O p ed pp p Showing w t e- 15' easily as ordinary paper, it is readily made to ends of the sealing and starting strips are adaptconform to the cylindrical shape of the coin stack ed 130 be folded Over n Crossed relationshipand its transparency enables an inspection of the That much of the P ed tu e Which is coins to some extent. disclosed herein is described as follows: The com- However, an objectionable feature has been p t co Which is n e y designatedn20 contended with in the use of this coin wrapper. I in Figure comprises a h t 2 of p nt The Cellophane sheet is quite thin, and thismakes material, preferably cellulose fi a a ready g, it somewhat troublesome for the bank teller or v'fgestedi other person doing the wrapping to start the Paper Strlp 3 0f the d s ed texture is-atfree This has t be done by thumbing and tached across one end of the sheet 2 (Fig. 1). usually several trials are necessary before the This is the Sealing t p, s i er face is wanted single sheet can be picked up. Thi coated with an adheslve 4 (Fig. 2). The outer., difficulty has been overcome by the very simple face 5 ft na ural, and up this 1 1 f and yet very efiicient remedy of adding astifienany deslred er s adapted to be p e ing strip to the erstwhile free edge. With this Such as a advertlsement, tirade-mark, a suit- 30. preamble in mind the objects of the invention are ably deslghated lnwhlch the Value f t e as follows: coin stack can be wr1tten, etc. v

First, to provide a coin wrapper of thin, trans- AS shqwn m Flgure h end of P parent material wherein the improvement comshefat 2 1S amxed the Stnp 3 havmg prises the application of a stiffening strip to the mmstened the adheslve care being taken 9 35.

unstable starting edge, enabling the operator to haje the sheet.2 extend over rppfxlmately get the wrapper adjusted to the coin stack more 53 g g of g z t ends of uickly than otherwise possible. e S mp ex eyon. 6 sides 8 Sheet q and the adhesive coating WhlCh 1s left exposed t9 improve the transparent cqin. wrap is ultimately moistened to do the sealing as sugpel or the foregoing patent by supplementing the gested in Figure This concludesthe descrip sealing strip on one of the transverse edges of the tion of the known coin wrappen I wrapper sheet with a stiffening and star The improvement comprises the application of Y strip on the other transverse edge of said sheet. a tifi ni Strip 5 (Figs. 1 and 2) t t Sheet Third, to use the ends of said starting strip as \This strip sually comprises a fairly heavyv guide tabs which designate the places where the brown paper although its nature is not limited, Wrapper is first folded down upon the respective either to'material or color. It has an adhesive n 0f the 00111 stack- 7 (Fig. 2) on one side, the other side 8 being left. o t to provide a 00in Wrapper wherein the natural. By preference the strip 6 is" attached e ds of t Se and Starting Strips are folded to the same side of thesheet 2 that carries the over the ends of the coin stack in crossed arsealing strip 3. But unlike the sealing strip the rangement, strengthening the wrapper at its ends stiffening strip 6 is coextensive with the Width where most of the weight is imposed when pickof the sheet 2 and is applied to come flush with ing up the wrapped stack. the margin 9 of the erstwhile free end of the M Other objects and advantages will appear in sheet.

The use of the improved wrapper is illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5. The wrapper is first laid upon the table. The coin stack II] is held from collapsing by the fingers of the left hand and laid upon the sheet 2 either directly over or closely adjacent to the stiffening strip 6. It so happens that this strip will curl in the transverse direction because of the nature of the adhesive 1, as is equally true of the sealing strip 3, and thus provide the operator with a slightly elevated edge a upon which a frictional grip can be obtained by the thumb. Inasmuch as the curling is due to the contraction of the adhesive, causof the-sheet 2,: the stack. and wrapper areipicked up as in Figure 4. =.I'he stack is of less height thanthe width of the sheet 2. This converts the ends of the stiffening strip 6 into tabs b of which one is shown in Figure 4. This indicates to the operator the most desirable place at which to initially push in the respective end of the wrapper (arrow Fig. 4). The tab a is pushed down so that it comes next, totheend of the coin stack, only one :layer of-thesheet 2 being interposed. "The rest of thewrapper is now tucked in 1 (d; Fig; ),:whereupon the ends e of the'sealing strip are folded over, the exposed adhesive havingbeenmoistened after the wrapping was completed as in'Figure 4. It willbe found that in all cases thetab ends I), e will be in more or less right angularly crossed relationship. This has a an advantage which isyslight but important nevertheless. 'The ends of the wrapper are stiffened at itsends on which the Weight of the stack is imposed when. the wrapped stack is lifted, and

since these ends 'will be packed down tight when nesting the stacks each of the latter will be extremely secure.

The wrapper I (Fig. 5) thus has end reinforcements in crossed relationship (tab ends b and e), and the longitudinal sides of the wrapper are reinforced by the circumferentially spaced sealing and reinforcement strips 3 and 4. These features added to the already tenacious cellulose film wrapper produce a coin wrapper which it is virtually impossible to break in ordinary use.

I claim:

1. A .coinwrapper comprising a transparent sheet in. covering relationship to a coin stack, said sheet having portions doubled over and folded against the ends of the coin stack, a reinforcing strip on one end of the sheet and coextensivefiwith the width thereof, extending longitudinally of,the wrapper and stack and having its tab ends extended across the ends of the coin stack.and at-thehottom of said doubled and folded portions, and a sealing strip on the other end of the sheet, extending longitudinally of the wrapper. .and stack in circumferentially spaced relationship fromcthe reinforcing strip, having its tab ends folded over the ends of the stack on top of ,saiddoubled portions and in crossed relationship tothe tab ends of the reinforcing strip, thereby: providing strong end supports to keep the stack from breaking through.

2...The combination in a coin Wrapper comprising a transparent sheet having an adhesive ..sealing stripfastened to one end, tab portions of itextending beyond opposite side margins and beyond the respectiveend of the sheet, and a paper reinforcing strip attached to the other end of the, sheet, being coextensive with the width of said sheet. and coming flush with the adjacent side margins, the ends of the reinforcing strip because of their. coming flush with the side margins ofthe wrapper sheet, providing tabs which are adapted to be folded down against the coin stack ends as a foundation for the subsequent .folds, ofthe wrapper sheet and sealing strip tab. portions.

ERNEST W. JACKSON. 

